CVC Words Worksheet – Short o and u
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Say each sound: b – u – s. Blend them into one word: bus. Short o is the sound in “dog”; short u is the sound in “sun”.
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- 1.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) g (c) f
- 2.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) cot (c) rot
- 3.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 4.Which word is “box”? (a) bin (b) fox (c) box
- 5.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bus (c) bag
- 6.⚫ Which word is this? (a) rat (b) cat (c) dot
- 7.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 8.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) not (c) lot
- 9.Change the “n” in “run” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) tug (c) rug
- 10.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 11.Change the “f” in “fun” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bus (b) fun (c) bun
- 12.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) v (c) r
- 13.Which word is “bus”? (a) tub (b) bug (c) bus
- 14.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) w (c) d
- 15.🦊 Which word is this? (a) log (b) fox (c) dot
- 16.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) v (c) l
- 17.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 18.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) pan (c) run
- 19.🥜 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) rat (c) nut
- 20.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) cot (c) cut
- 21.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 22.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 23.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) s (c) l
- 24.Change the “s” in “sum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) hum (c) hut
- 25.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) hog (c) rot
- 26.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) bag (c) hug
- 27.Change the “n” in “nod” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rod (b) nod (c) rot
- 28.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) t (c) f
- 29.Which word is “nut”? (a) hat (b) nut (c) cat
- 30.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) rub (c) cub
- 31.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) b (c) f
- 32.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) box (c) fix
- 33.Change the “p” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) lot (c) cot
- 34.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) bun (c) rug
- 35.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) s (c) j
- 36.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) h (c) b
- 37.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) fox
- 38.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bus (b) bud (c) bun
- 39.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 40.Change the “b” in “cub” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) cub (c) cup
Answer key
- b
- pot
- u
- box
- bug
- dot
- dog
- lot
- rug
- u
- bun
- r
- bus
- d
- fox
- d
- u
- sun
- nut
- cut
- o
- u
- l
- hum
- hot
- hug
- rod
- t
- nut
- rub
- b
- fox
- cot
- run
- n
- h
- dot
- bus
- o
- cup
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